Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH WASCO COUNTY SD 21·NCES 410004801155
Colonel Wright Elementary School
610 W 14th St, The Dalles, OR 97058 · (541) 506-3360 · Wasco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
287 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Wasco County SD 21. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 24.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Colonel Wright Elementary School
Colonel Wright Elementary School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Wright Elementary School this school | 291 | 98.6% | 24.2% |
| Mt Vernon Elementary School Springfield | 354 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Talent Elementary School Talent | 349 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| Yaquina View Elementary Newport | 264 | 90.5% | N/A |
| Stearns Elementary School Klamath Falls | 354 | 92.4% | 13.5% |
| Dry Hollow Elementary School The Dalles | 424 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Colonel Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Wasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #453 of 591 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #469 of 646 ▼ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #509 of 646 ▼ 11 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #429 of 710 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #217 of 587 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #180 of 587 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #93 of 645 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #370 of 493 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
291
+38 (+15%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 17.7 | 15.7:1 | 77% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 17.9 | 16.3:1 | 77% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 19.9 | 16.6:1 | 77% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 77% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 65% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonel Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (331 to 291); teachers down 9% (19.9 to 18).
About Colonel Wright Elementary School
Colonel Wright Elementary School is one of the public schools in The Dalles, Oregon. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 291 students.
Federal data list 7 schools in North Wasco County SD 21, with 2,834 students enrolled.
Roughly 51% of students at Colonel Wright Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among people living in Wasco County, the White share is about 75%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Colonel Wright Elementary School operates with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.2:1. That is close to the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Colonel Wright Elementary School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Colonel Wright Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Colonel Wright Elementary School is 24.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%.
Among Wasco County residents, the median household income is $64,175, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Colonel Wright Elementary School, Wasco County has 10 other public schools.
The closest public school to Colonel Wright Elementary School is The Dalles High School, about 0.5 miles away. Colonel Wright Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Colonel Wright Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Colonel Wright Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 253 in 2020-21 to 291 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.9:1 to 16.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Colonel Wright Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,552
Census ACS
Median income
$64,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Wasco County SD 21
- The Dalles High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- The Dalles Middle SchoolMiddle · 513 students
- Dry Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Chenowith Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Innovations AcademyCombined · 232 students
- Mosier Community SchoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in The Dalles
- The Dalles High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- The Dalles Middle SchoolMiddle · 513 students
- Dry Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Chenowith Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Innovations AcademyCombined · 232 students
Nearby schools
- The Dalles High School0.5 mi · 795
- The Dalles Middle School1.1 mi · 513
- Dry Hollow Elementary School1.4 mi · 424
- Chenowith Elementary School2.2 mi · 418
- Innovations Academy2.3 mi · 232
- Dallesport Elementary7.8 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Colonel Wright Elementary SchoolHow large is Colonel Wright Elementary School?
Colonel Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Colonel Wright Elementary School serve?
Colonel Wright Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Colonel Wright Elementary School have?
Colonel Wright Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Colonel Wright Elementary School?
Colonel Wright Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Colonel Wright Elementary School?
Colonel Wright Elementary School is overseen by North Wasco County SD 21 in Wasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.